Battle of Fajir

The Battle of Fajir occurred from 3 to 5 June 2016 when the Government of National Accord launched an offensive to capture Fajir (located near Sirte, Libya) from the Islamic State during the Second Libyan Civil War. The Islamic State succeeded in repelling the attack after two days.

Battle
On 3 June 2016, the newly-created Government of National Accord launched an offensive against the Islamic State at the town of Fajir, located on the outskirts of Sirte in Libya. The Islamic State, equipped with tanks and anti-armor weaponry, repulsed the attack by the Libyan government forces, and they released several photographs and videos of the battle on their social media accounts, reporting that they had repelled the attack on 5 June 2016.